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McKinney Executive Directors Jennifer Lo Sicco and Anita Schillhorn van Veen have been selected to join The Gerety Awards jury 👏 The Gerety Awards bring together jurors from around the world to evaluate work across disciplines, redefining the standard for creative excellence through a powerful and uniquely relevant perspective.

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen’s Pickle Quest has been nominated for a The Webby Awards in Advertising, Media & PR — Best Community Engagement 🏆🥒 Out of 13,000+ entries, it’s in the top 11% — and it’s up for both the Webby Award and the People’s Voice Award. Now we need your help 👀 Voting is open through April 16 (11:59pm PDT). Let’s bring this one home! 🗳️🔥 Cast your vote here: vote.webbyawards.com

"Don't just celebrate her in March. Hire her in April. Fund her in July." Executive Director, EDIB Chandra Guinn goes #BeyondTheBrief this Women's History Month to explore how women are shaping a sustainable future. As a Proud B Corp. certified agency, our collective push is to help shape a sustainable future. s/o to 🌍 Creatives for Climate | 🦁 SDG Lions | ♻️ACT-Responsible

The March edition of McKinney’s Social Media Digest just dropped — your go-to for what’s trending and what brands should be paying attention to. Here’s what had our feeds in a chokehold this month: 🍝 Texas Pete launched a 53-minute movie proving that entertainment can be the most delicious media strategy. 📕 Coach made book charms a Gen Z identity flex. 🍔 The Burger Wars kicked off with a viral moment and spiraled into a full-blown brand-on-brand showdown — a masterclass in speed and social-first thinking. 🧤 Dunkin’s “Team Iced” gave die-hard iced coffee fans a literal badge of honor. Want more insights (yes, memes included)? Hit the link for the full rundown 👇👇👇

McKinney and our clients have been named a finalist 5 TIMES at the 2026 Shorty Awards • Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen Pickle Quest (x2) • Voices of Alzheimer's Check, Mate • Little Caesars Pizza Pretzel Crust Island • Little Caesars Pizza Ides of March The Shorty Awards recognize the very best in social media and digital storytelling, and we’re proud to see our teams and partners recognized on this stage Make sure you vote for each project every day through April 8 to help us secure the Audience Honor Award! Cast your votes here: https://lnkd.in/gjJBmbRe

The wait is over — the Texas Pete® Spaghetti Western is live! 🤠 🍝🔥 McKinney continues to bet big on long-form content with its first full-length feature film 🎬🌶️ If you haven’t seen it yet… saddle up and head to the Texas Pete website now: https://lnkd.in/e8WABWAb

McKinney and our clients have been named a finalist in three categories at the 2026 Ad Age Creativity Awards! Judged by a jury of industry leaders, these awards recognize the very best in creativity across the business. Best Brand/Product Launch •Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen — “Pickle Menu” Best Brand Social Media • Little Caesars Pizza Creative of the Year • Caleb McMullen and Hussein Rumaithi, Associate Creative Directors Stay tuned — winners will be revealed at the A-List Gala on April 20. Congratulations to our teams and partners on this recognition 🙌

McKinney Art Director Perry Andre and Junior Copywriter Nate Nielsen have been selected for the 2026 LIA - London International Awards LIAisons Creative Global Coaching Academy. 👏✨ Congratulations, Perry and Nate — we’re excited to see how this experience sparks your next big ideas💡   #LIA #CreativeLIAisons

McKinney & Cheil Agency Network CEO Joe Maglio will take the stage at Shoptalk moderating “Debate: Your Next Brand Ambassador Will / Will Not Be AI” 👏 He’ll be joined by industry leaders to dig into what’s changing in retail and what brands need to know as AI reshapes the landscape. If you’re heading to Shoptalk in Las Vegas, catch the session to see where the industry is headed 📈 ⏰11:10 AM  📆 March 25 📍Mandalay Bay Las Vegas 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eS4QJbPy

“We’ve both taken things from the other that have made us better, more well-rounded CCOs. And we’ve been there to support one another. Being a CCO can be a very lonely job — I think we’ve proven time and time again that it doesn’t need to be.” - McKinney Co-Chief Creative Officer Lyle Yetman “We cover each other’s blind spots almost perfectly, and while we may look different stylistically, we’re deeply aligned in how we see the work, the agency, and the role. A true yin-and-yang situation.” - McKinney Co-Chief Creative Officer Omid Amidi Since becoming Co-Chief Creative Officers at McKinney, Lyle and Omid have developed a true yin-and-yang partnership, playing on each others' strengths to make work that consistently creates Unfair Attention across the agency's roster of clients. Read more in Little Black Book here: https://lnkd.in/d2hn7Qvv